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Within-season vegetation indices and yield stability as a predictor of spatial patterns of Maize (Zea mays L) yields Precision Agric. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Guanyuan Shuai, Ames Fowler, Bruno Basso
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This cyborg cockroach could be the future of earthquake search and rescue Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-07
From drivable bionic animals to machines made from muscle, biohybrid robots are on their way to a variety of uses.
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CRISPR 2.0: a new wave of gene editors heads for clinical trials Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-07
Landmark approval of the first CRISPR therapy paves the way for treatments based on more efficient and more precise genome editors.
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Logical quantum processor based on reconfigurable atom arrays Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Dolev Bluvstein, Simon J. Evered, Alexandra A. Geim, Sophie H. Li, Hengyun Zhou, Tom Manovitz, Sepehr Ebadi, Madelyn Cain, Marcin Kalinowski, Dominik Hangleiter, J. Pablo Bonilla Ataides, Nishad Maskara, Iris Cong, Xun Gao, Pedro Sales Rodriguez, Thomas Karolyshyn, Giulia Semeghini, Michael J. Gullans, Markus Greiner, Vladan Vuletić, Mikhail D. Lukin
Suppressing errors is the central challenge for useful quantum computing1, requiring quantum error correction2,3,4,5,6 for large-scale processing. However, the overhead in the realization of error-corrected “logical” qubits, where information is encoded across many physical qubits for redundancy2,3,4, poses significant challenges to large-scale logical quantum computing. Here we report the realization
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How immense mountains create one of the rainiest places on Earth Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06
The western coast of Colombia can get more than 26 metres of rain a year, thanks to the influence of air jets hitting the Andes range.
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Bipolar outflows out to 10 kpc for massive galaxies at redshift z ≈ 1 Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Yucheng Guo, Roland Bacon, Nicolas F. Bouché, Lutz Wisotzki, Joop Schaye, Jérémy Blaizot, Anne Verhamme, Sebastiano Cantalupo, Leindert A. Boogaard, Jarle Brinchmann, Maxime Cherrey, Haruka Kusakabe, Ivanna Langan, Floriane Leclercq, Jorryt Matthee, Léo Michel-Dansac, Ilane Schroetter, Martin Wendt
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N1-methylpseudouridylation of mRNA causes +1 ribosomal frameshifting Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Thomas E. Mulroney, Tuija Pöyry, Juan Carlos Yam-Puc, Maria Rust, Robert F. Harvey, Lajos Kalmar, Emily Horner, Lucy Booth, Alexander P. Ferreira, Mark Stoneley, Ritwick Sawarkar, Alexander J. Mentzer, Kathryn S. Lilley, C. Mark Smales, Tobias von der Haar, Lance Turtle, Susanna Dunachie, Paul Klenerman, James E. D. Thaventhiran, Anne E. Willis
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A novel antidiuretic hormone governs tumour-induced renal dysfunction Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Wenhao Xu, Gerui Li, Yuan Chen, Xujun Ye, Wei Song
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Biological carbon pump estimate based on multidecadal hydrographic data Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Wei-Lei Wang, Weiwei Fu, Frédéric A. C. Le Moigne, Robert T. Letscher, Yi Liu, Jin-Ming Tang, François W. Primeau
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A genomic mutational constraint map using variation in 76,156 human genomes Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Siwei Chen, Laurent C. Francioli, Julia K. Goodrich, Ryan L. Collins, Masahiro Kanai, Qingbo Wang, Jessica Alföldi, Nicholas A. Watts, Christopher Vittal, Laura D. Gauthier, Timothy Poterba, Michael W. Wilson, Yekaterina Tarasova, William Phu, Riley Grant, Mary T. Yohannes, Zan Koenig, Yossi Farjoun, Eric Banks, Stacey Donnelly, Stacey Gabriel, Namrata Gupta, Steven Ferriera, Charlotte Tolonen, Sam
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TAF15 amyloid filaments in frontotemporal lobar degeneration Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Stephan Tetter, Diana Arseni, Alexey G. Murzin, Yazead Buhidma, Sew Y. Peak-Chew, Holly J. Garringer, Kathy L. Newell, Ruben Vidal, Liana G. Apostolova, Tammaryn Lashley, Bernardino Ghetti, Benjamin Ryskeldi-Falcon
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Single-molecule electron spin resonance by means of atomic force microscopy Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Lisanne Sellies, Raffael Spachtholz, Sonja Bleher, Jakob Eckrich, Philipp Scheuerer, Jascha Repp
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A human embryonic limb cell atlas resolved in space and time Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Bao Zhang, Peng He, John E. G. Lawrence, Shuaiyu Wang, Elizabeth Tuck, Brian A. Williams, Kenny Roberts, Vitalii Kleshchevnikov, Lira Mamanova, Liam Bolt, Krzysztof Polanski, Tong Li, Rasa Elmentaite, Eirini S. Fasouli, Martin Prete, Xiaoling He, Nadav Yayon, Yixi Fu, Hao Yang, Chen Liang, Hui Zhang, Raphael Blain, Alain Chedotal, David R. FitzPatrick, Helen Firth, Andrew Dean, Omer Ali Bayraktar,
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An IL-4 signalling axis in bone marrow drives pro-tumorigenic myelopoiesis Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Nelson M. LaMarche, Samarth Hegde, Matthew D. Park, Barbara B. Maier, Leanna Troncoso, Jessica Le Berichel, Pauline Hamon, Meriem Belabed, Raphaël Mattiuz, Clotilde Hennequin, Theodore Chin, Amanda M. Reid, Iván Reyes-Torres, Erika Nemeth, Ruiyuan Zhang, Oakley C. Olson, Deborah B. Doroshow, Nicholas C. Rohs, Jorge E. Gomez, Rajwanth Veluswamy, Nicole Hall, Nicholas Venturini, Florent Ginhoux, Zhaoyuan
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US agency launches experiments to find innovative ways to fund research Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06
Caleb Watney explains how the National Science Foundation’s ‘science of science’ programme will find efficiencies and support ‘high-risk, high-reward’ studies.
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Probing single electron spins with an atomic force microscope for quantum applications Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06
Combining electron spin resonance techniques with atomic force microscopy allows single spins to be manipulated for quantum computing and sensing applications.
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Daily briefing: How to stave off climate tipping points with self-perpetuating solutions Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06
Planet-altering climate ‘tipping points’ are looming — but positive behavioural and economic shifts could result in runaway benefits for the climate. Plus, scientists race to save ancient cave paintings and how the clumsy use of AI is fuelling the reproducibility crisis.
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Self-copying RNA vaccine wins first full approval: what’s next? Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06
Researchers look ahead to the potential uses and benefits of a technology that has been more than 20 years in the making.
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Harmful tumour–kidney interactions identified Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Pierre Leopold
Evolutionarily conserved mechanisms link tumours to renal failure.
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An expanded genomic database for identifying disease-related variants Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Ryan S. Dhindsa, Slavé Petrovski
Updated gnomAD contains 76,156 whole genomes from diverse ancestries.
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Are your organs ageing well? The blood holds clues Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06
One organ in a person’s body can age faster than the rest — with implications for health and mortality.
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Self-assembling structures close the gap to trap light Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Takashi Asano
Silicon engineered to confine light on a nanoscale.
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In This Issue Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (IF 11.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 49, December 2023.
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Cultivar-specific phenotypic plasticity of yield and grain protein concentration in response to nitrogen in winter wheat Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Nicolas Giordano, Victor O. Sadras, Adrian A. Correndo, Romulo P. Lollato
Context Owing to the interaction between genotype and environment (G x E), identifying traits to increase wheat yield and grain protein concentration simultaneously or increasing one without affecting the other remains a challenge. Phenotypic plasticity is an insightful perspective to understand G x E. Objective To explore the relations of wheat yield and grain protein concentration in response to
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The critical period for yield and grain protein determination in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Santiago C. Vásquez, Alejandro del Pozo, Dalma Castillo, Iván Matus, Luz Gómez-Pando, Diego Zamudio-Ayala, Cesar M. Mignone, H. Daniel Bertero, Daniel F. Calderini
Context or problem Despite its global significance as a highly nutritious food, the critical period for grain yield and grain protein determination of quinoa has not yet been identified. Objective or research question This study aimed to determine the critical period of grain number, yield, and grain protein of quinoa in contrasting environments of South America. Methods Five experiments were conducted
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Enhancing nitrogen use efficiency and plant productivity in long-term precrop/crop rotation and fertilization management Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Yavar Vaziritabar, Michael Frei, Feng Yan, Yazdan Vaziritabar, Bernd Honermeier
Context Long-term experiments are an important tool to investigate the effects of crop rotation and fertilization measures under climate change conditions. However, there are few studies on nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of crops in long-term cropping systems in Europe, but no consolidate studies in Germany. Objective We analyzed a long-term experiment established in 1982 to observe the role of legumes
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Impact of plastic mulching and residue return on maize yield and soil organic carbon storage in irrigated dryland areas under climate change Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Hao Quan, Bin Wang, Lihong Wu, Hao Feng, Lina Wu, Lianhai Wu, De Li Liu, Kadambot H.M. Siddique
The widespread adoption of returning crop residue to regulate soil properties and improve yields has been well-established. However, the long-term effects of residue return on soil organic carbon (SOC) and yield in film-mulched farmland, especially under future climate conditions, are still unclear. To address this issue, we utilized the SPACSYS model, which was calibrated with 5-year (2016–2020) field
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Pollinators enhance the production of a superior strawberry – A global review and meta-analysis Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Agnieszka Gudowska, Aleksandra Cwajna, Emilia Marjańska, Dawid Moroń
Strawberry (Fragaria x ananasa Duch.) is the most economically important soft fruit worldwide. While self- and wind-pollination is possible for strawberry, without biotic pollination (animal pollinators, including artificial pollination by humans) rate of strawberry flowers rarely exceeds 60% and thus fruit production is decreased. At a time of widely recognized decline of pollinators and increasing
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Spatial and temporal dynamics of carnation-scented flowers in Lagerstroemia ‘Ning Xiang 3′ Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Ting Zhou, Wei Han, Kun Ning, Yanwei Zhou, Donglin Zhang, Yousry A. El-Kassaby, Xinran Chong, Fan Zhang, Fangyu Chen, Hong Chen
Floral scent is an essential attribute for plant reproduction and ornamental plant industry. In Lagerstroemia genus, taxa with distinct fragrances are rare, thus limiting their economic value. Using headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) (HS-SPME-GC-MS), floral scent components of L. ‘Ning Xiang 3′ (a fragrant cultivar blooming with
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Attenuation of protein glycation by phenolic compounds of Salvia subg. Perovskia: Insights from experimental and computational studies Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Mahvash Afshari, Mehdi Rahimmalek, Mehran Miroliaei, Mohammad R. Sabzalian, Morteza Sadeghi, Adam Matkowski, Antoni Szumny
Despite the fact that most of the studied activities of plant phenolic compounds rely on their antioxidant properties, few clues about their antiglycation activity are available. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the potential of phenolic compounds to suppress the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in the leaf and root system of two Salvia subg. perovskia species
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Extraction and structural profiling of polysaccharides from Rehmannia glutinosa and anti-inflammatory action via the NF-κB/IκBα pathway Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Meixia Xie, Jiale Cai, Xiaoting Zhong, Jiayin Liang, Shengwang Liang, Minghua Xian, Chunyan Yan, Shumei Wang
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Co-occurring elevated temperature and drought stress inhibit cotton pollen fertility by disturbing anther carbohydrate and energy metabolism Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Jipeng Zhang, Dimitra A. Loka, Jun Wang, Yanzhuo Ran, Changsheng Shao, Guliqiehere Tuersun, Yongjun Li, Shanshan Wang, Zhiguo Zhou, Wei Hu
The effects of individually applied heat or drought stress on cotton’s pollen fertility, and consequently on yield formation, have been extensively studied. In contrast, the effects of their compound stress have received minimal attention. To address this, a pond experiment was conducted using a cotton cultivar, Yuzaomian 9110 and the treatments consisted of control (CK), drought stress (DS), elevated
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Mesoporous activated carbon for supercapacitors derived from coconut fiber by combining H3PO4-assisted hydrothermal pretreatment with KOH activation Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Qiqi Qin, Jingzheng Wang, Zhaoyu Tang, Yang Jiang, Li Wang
The utilization of biomass resources as carbon precursors exhibits a promising application prospect for supercapacitor electrode material preparation. Here, we present mesoporous activated carbon from coconut fiber by H3PO4-assisted hydrothermal pretreatment combined with a low KOH-to-hydrochar ratio activation. The results show that the hydrothermal pretreatment increases the micropores of the activated
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Microwave-assisted one-pot method preparation of ZnO decorated biochar for levofloxacin and Cr(Ⅵ) removal from wastewater Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Xiaojing Qin, Rongrong Tao, Song Cheng, Baolin Xing, Weibo Meng, Yanhe Nie, Chuanxiang Zhang, Jianglong Yu
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Characterization of bamboo extrinsic toughening mechanism in bending by X-ray micro-computed tomography(micro-CT) Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Meiling Chen, Zhuchao Xu, Hui Li, Jialin Zhang, Dengcheng Feng, Zhichao Lou, Changhua Fang, Yanjun Li, Wenkai Zhu
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Recycling enzymatic hydrolysis lignin residues saved cellulase in enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose: An insight from cellulase adsorption mechanism Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Wenqiu Zheng, Yuyue Qin, Xinshu Zhuang, Huaxi Xiao, Chun Liu, Xiangjin Fu, Qinlu Lin, Tianqing Lan
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Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation residues as potential sources of phenolics by fast pyrolysis (Py-GC/MS) and alkaline hydrolysis Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Carlos Eduardo de Araújo Padilha, Cleitiane da Costa Nogueira, Joemil Oliveira de Deus Junior, José Demétrio Nery Cavalcante, Beatriz Meneghetti Costa de Araújo, Anderson Alles de Jesus, Renata Martins Braga, Domingos Fabiano de Santana Souza
Unlike 1 G bioethanol, the success of 2 G technology faces difficulties. The economic difficulties of 2 G bioethanol can be solved with an additional income in by-products, mainly from lignin. The present study investigated the generation of phenolics via fast pyrolysis and alkaline hydrolysis using residues from saccharification and simultaneous fermentation (SSF) as substrate. The SSF residues were
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Development of microalgal dual-cultures for enhanced productivity in sewage: An experimental study Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Weixing Liu, Qingyu Shang, Dafang Fu, Wenhao Shi, Rajendra Prasad Singh
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Accuracy of agricultural data and implications for policy: Evidence from maize farmer recall surveys and crop cuts in the Guinea Savannah zone of Ghana Agric. Syst. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 William Adzawla, Edinam D. Setsoafia, Eugene D. Setsoafia, Solomon Amoabeng-Nimako, Williams K. Atakora, Prem D. Bindraban
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Bucking the trend: Crop farmers' motivations for reintegrating livestock Agric. Syst. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Clémentine Meunier, Guillaume Martin, Cécile Barnaud, Julie Ryschawy
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Predicting monthly near-surface soil temperature from air temperature and the leaf area index Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Matthew T. Amato, Daniel Giménez
Soil temperature at the land surface (Tsoil) is a key variable for modeling processes that occur belowground. Although Tsoil is correlated to the near-surface air temperature (Tair), these values are often not equal. Evidence confirms that Tsoil – Tair (ΔT) varies by ecosystem in both positive and negative directions. The goal of this study was to calibrate a semi-empirical model to predict Tsoil from
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High spatial variability in water use efficiency of terrestrial ecosystems throughout China is predominated by biological factors Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Xiaojun Dou, Guirui Yu, Zhi Chen, Meng Yang, Tianxiang Hao, Lang Han, Zhaogang Liu, Lexin Ma, Yong Lin, Xianjin Zhu, Weikang Zhang, Mingyu Sun, Wenxing Luo, Jinshuai Li, Quanhong Lin, Wenneng Zhou
Water use efficiency (WUE) in terrestrial ecosystems is a crucial indicator of regional resource use efficiency and the water-carbon balance relationship. However, spatial variability casts uncertainties in evaluating the water-carbon coupling, leaving the spatial patterns and underlying driving mechanisms of WUE obscure. To address this issue, our study conducted a comprehensive analysis of China's
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Catastrophic change looms as Earth nears climate ‘tipping points’, report says Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06
Polar ice, coral reefs and other Earth systems could cross irrevocable thresholds soon, but urgent action could stave off the worst effects.
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Frugal innovation: why low cost doesn’t have to mean low impact Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-06
Science is starting to recognize the movement to create mass-market products using local knowledge and materials to improve lives around the world.
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Hypoblast from human pluripotent stem cells regulates epiblast development Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Takumi Okubo, Nicolas Rivron, Mio Kabata, Hideki Masaki, Keiko Kishimoto, Katsunori Semi, May Nakajima-Koyama, Haruko Kunitomi, Belinda Kaswandy, Hideyuki Sato, Hiromitsu Nakauchi, Knut Woltjen, Mitinori Saitou, Erika Sasaki, Takuya Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Takashima
Recently, several studies using cultures of human embryos together with single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) analyses have revealed differences between humans and mice, necessitating the study of human embryos 1-8. Despite the importance of human embryology, ethical and legal restrictions have limited post-implantation stage studies. Thus, recent efforts have focused on developing in vitro self-organising
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Reverse metabolomics for the discovery of chemical structures from humans Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Emily C. Gentry, Stephanie L. Collins, Morgan Panitchpakdi, Pedro Belda-Ferre, Allison K. Stewart, Marvic Carrillo Terrazas, Hsueh-han Lu, Simone Zuffa, Tingting Yan, Julian Avila-Pacheco, Damian R. Plichta, Allegra T. Aron, Mingxun Wang, Alan K. Jarmusch, Fuhua Hao, Mashette Syrkin-Nikolau, Hera Vlamakis, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Brigid Boland, Amy Hemperly, Niels Vande Casteele, Frank J. Gonzalez
Determining structure and phenotypic context of molecules detected in untargeted metabolomics experiments remains challenging. Here, we present reverse metabolomics as a discovery strategy, where MS/MS spectra are acquired from newly synthesized compounds and searched for in public metabolomics data to uncover phenotypic associations. To demonstrate the concept, we broadly synthesized and explored
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Nature-based climate solutions: align policy with science Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
Letter to the Editor
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Rescue urban wetlands for flood resilience Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
Letter to the Editor
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Forecast warns when sea life will get tangled in nets — a year in advance Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
Computational model uses sea-surface temperatures to predict when whales and turtles are likely to get stuck in fishing gear.
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Broaden scope of review boards to boost public trust Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
Letter to the Editor
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Brain implants help people to recover after severe head injury Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
Electrodes placed inside the brains of five people with traumatic injuries improved their performance in attention and memory tests.
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From the archive: Uri Geller’s tricks, and willows to the rescue Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
Snippets from Nature’s past.
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A system-transitions report for the next IPCC assessment cycle Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
Letter to the Editor
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Is AI leading to a reproducibility crisis in science? Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
Scientists worry that ill-informed use of artificial intelligence is driving a deluge of unreliable or useless research.
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Climate researchers need support to become scientist-communicators Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
Scientific institutions must create roles so that researchers can provide the deep public engagement necessary to respond effectively to the escalating impacts of climate change.
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Combat corporate greenwashing with better science Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
Companies must be transparent about how they calculate their emissions goals. Researchers must help to clear up doubts about the system.
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Daily briefing: The first 1,000-qubit quantum chip Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
After unveiling a quantum computer with 1,121 qubits, IBM will now focus on smaller, more error-resistant systems. Plus, male mosquitoes once sucked blood and ‘wobbly spacetime’ could reconcile physics’ most incompatible theories.
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Daily briefing: Happy birthday, ChatGPT! Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
One year after ChatGPT’s release, researchers reflect on how the chatbot has affected their work. Plus, how it feels to have a robotic octopus arm and image generation has the biggest carbon footprint of all AI tasks.
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Most scientists don’t enjoy writing grants. Here’s how to change that Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05
Specialists share how to make the experience more enjoyable and foster a sense of belonging.